What is API
What API means?
Application Programming Interface (API), often referred to as web API, is an interface that allows two systems to communicate with each other (share data and access resources). One of its purposes includes making visible the internal details of how a system works to only those that a programmer finds required.
What are the 4 types of API (Application Programming Interface)?
The four major APIs (Application Programming Interface) commonly used in web-based applications are:
- Public
- Partner
- Private
- Composite
Also, some of the other APIs based on its services include:
- Web
- Local
- Program
What is an example of an API?
We can take Zomato as an example to explain the concept of an API. Zomato receives a request for an order, the customer can track the driver’s location. Here, the API functions in this way- the Zomato app integrates with Google Map where after integration, google maps help you to track the location.
Which API is most used?
The most used APIs are the social media APIs where developers can access data from social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc. Each social media has its own API that can be used by developers to interact with the platform’s data.
What is an API (Application Programming Interface)
Everyone is in search of the highest-paying job so as to get into it. And, in the list, the web developer has been on the top for years and will remain in the same place due to its demand. If you’re the one who’s looking to get into it. you must be aware of the most important terms used in it. Out of all the terms, API is yet another term that plays a very important role in building a website. Now, what is an API – (Application Programming Interface)?
To make you clear with the diagram of what is API, let’s take a real-life example of an API, you can think of an API as a waiter in a restaurant who listens to your order request, goes to the chef, takes the food items ordered and gets back to you with the order. Also, if you want to look for the working of an API with the example, here’s one. You’re searching for a course(let’s say DSA-Self Paced) on the XYZ website, you send a request(product search requested) through an API, and the database searches for the course and checks if it’s available, the API is responsible here to send your request to the database (in search of the course) and responds with the output(best DSA courses).